Local hunting group accused of cruelty and breaking the law

FOLLOWING alleged illegal activity by the Kimblewick Hunt, highlighted in a video released on social media, and broadcast on the BBC News programme, Thame Town Council have issued the following statement:

The statement reads: “Thame Town Council has been made aware of a potential serious incident relating to the Kimblewick Hunt which met in Thame on New Year’s Day. We understand that this is a matter for the police to investigate further. The Town Council has always been assured of the full legality of the New Year’s Day meet, which is organised entirely by the hunt itself, under their supervision and at their cost. We have in the past given permission for the hunt to meet in the Upper High Street Car Park which is under the Town Council’s control.

“The Town Council will review the outcome of any further investigations in due course.”

A spokesperson for the organisation, Hunt Sabateurs, Lee Moon, posted on twitter that he told BBC South Today; “…the Kimblewick
Hunt would have to be suspended by the Masters of Foxhounds Association and we would expect to see the hunt disbanded.”

It is claimed by the organisation that the video shows the Kimblewick Hunt’s Terriermen pull a fox out of an artificial earth and throw the animal in front of the pack of hounds at a New Year’s day meet, in woodland near the village of Moreton, close to Thame.

No one from the Kimblewick Hunt has been available for comment.

The video can be viewed HERE